Irrational Rage About Nothing

So many people who enjoy prophesy like I do, focus on the big newsy items having to do with governments and legislation, sometimes missing the things that are up close and personal, those family and personal dynamics that are also indicators of the last days events.

2 Timothy 3:1-5
"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."

Everything we see now on the political scene, are present in the personal lives of those who love the Lord. Everything God said would happen in terms of attitudes are playing out everywhere all the time.

The schools, the communities, the political arena, the churches and everything else in between are evidence of the the 2 Timothy 3 mentality, full of emotional irrational responses to everything. I am almost to the point, in our region of the country, where I am delighted and excited when I run into someone who does not act superior, entitled or extreme in their reactions when disagreed with, it is an indicator to me, a microcosm of the world in general.

The irrational responses to a call for morality and reasonableness is too extreme to be believed. The anger that emerges at the smallest challenge is insane, lacking good sense.

What used to be a pleasant disagreement is now seen as an attack, worthy of rage. I ran into this recently with someone in their forties, this person raged in anger when I suggested that God defends, and is for Israel. I was calm, everything was respectful, but the anger that emerged was unreasonable, not commensurate with the tone of the discussion.

Rage and anger is the new standard for controlling discussion these days. It tends to shut everyone down to avoid further escalating warfare. And, it does feel like a war when a simple innocent statement is treated like it is a bomb launcher. This rage is automatic with people who hate to be told they could be wrong. The self exaltation is so strong that even the slightest disagreement is seen as a personal attack.

Can we spell: Completely Irrational!